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My child’s school uses White Rose Maths. How can I best support my child’s maths at home?

<p>First of all, it’s important to talk to your child’s teacher to give you a better understanding of the topics they’ve covered, the methods they use and any specifics they need to work on. You could ask for a copy of the maths overview for the year and the school’s calculation policy to make sure that you and the school share the same approach. The school website might contain links to useful resources which you can access online. When completing maths tasks at home, talking about how and why you found an answer is just as important as getting the answer right!</p>

How can I help my child feel positive about maths?

<div> <p>We believe that every child can succeed in maths, and one of the most important building blocks for success is a positive mindset. It’s therefore essential to help your child feel good about maths at home, too. For example, you can talk to your child about the maths they are working on in school and encourage them to show you the methods they’ve learned. There are lots of opportunities to help build this positive mindset, because we use mathematical concepts and procedures many times in our daily lives, often without realising that it’s maths! You could talk about the amount of money you have when you go shopping, how much the items cost and how much you have left after you’ve paid the bill. When baking, encourage your child to read the recipe and measure out the ingredients accurately, and when you’re travelling, discuss location and direction.</p> </div> <div> <p>For more ideas and guidance, it can be useful to talk to your child’s teacher.</p> </div>

Do you recommend resources we can use at home?

<div> <p>Our home learning videos are perfect to use at home. These videos align perfectly to our premium worksheets. Parents and carers can now purchase printed versions of our premium worksheets. Just head to our online shop <a href="../../../products?page=1&audience=parent&product=1">here</a>.</p> <p>We also have free to download workbooks that can be used to consolidate each block in our schemes of learning. These parent workbooks can be accessed <a href="../../../parent-resources">here</a>.</p> </div> <p>You may want to consider buying a textbook or workbook for your child to use at home. Power Maths (published by Pearson) has been produced to fit alongside the White Rose Maths schemes. You can buy Power Maths textbooks from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=power+maths+textbook&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Apower+maths+textbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>

Are the White Rose Maths schemes of learning useful for my child?

<p>Most primary schools across the UK and many worldwide follow the White Rose Maths schemes, and parents might want to access our resources to support their child’s learning. If you do, please note that the worksheets are the same as those that a teacher may use in class, so be careful not to go through the questions in advance.</p>

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Home learning FAQs

What resources do you provide to help with home learning?

<div> <p>We have produced a video lesson for every single small step in our schemes of learning.</p> </div> <div> <p>The videos are designed to work alongside our premium worksheets, with appropriate pause points built in to have a go at some questions. However, if you do not have access to our premium worksheets, then don’t forget that the videos are free and you can use them with any relevant materials that you choose.</p> </div> <div> <p>For premium subscribers, we also offer the PowerPoints that we use to create the videos, should you choose to deliver the content yourself. You can find these in the premium resources section.</p> </div>

What about resources for Early Years?

<p>EYFS home learning resources are available for free <a href="../../../homelearning?year=early-years">here</a>.</p>

How are the Get Ready questions at the start of the video designed to be used?

<p>These questions are designed to be answered on paper or whiteboard. Feel free to print them onto paper from the PowerPoint teaching slides.</p>

Is there a way to stop the PowerPoint slides automatically flicking through the slide deck?

<p>Yes – navigate to the ‘Transitions’ tab and ensure it is set to ‘None’ and that the ‘On mouse click’ option is ticked.</p> <table width="983"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="452"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

How can children edit the worksheets online to send back to their teacher?

<div> <p>We’ve seen teachers and parents using many different solutions. These include a Google Chrome add-on called Kami, and Google Jamboard for use with Google Classroom. You could also upload a Google Form with question numbers for children to complete.</p> </div> <p>Of course, our <a href="../../../products?page=1&audience=parent&product=1">Printed Workbooks</a> (which contain all the worksheets) can either be sent home from school, or you can buy them yourself via the <a href="../../../products?page=1&audience=parent&product=1">Printed Workbooks</a> link.</p>

What does the R mean in the updated scheme of learning?

<p>To help make up for the learning lost during Covid-19 school closures, we’ve added recap lessons (marked ‘R’). The R lessons revisit certain earlier topics which your child needs to fully understand before new upcoming lessons.</p>

Why are some of the premium worksheets repeated across year groups?

<p>As we’ve added recap steps, this means some year groups will have worksheets from the previous year included in their plan.</p>

Do you have a calculation policy?

<p>Our calculation policy for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is online now and can be downloaded from our scheme of learning pages. You might wish to check with your child's school to access their calculation policy to make sure that you are using the same methods at home and in school.</p>

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Videos to support every home learning lesson

<p>We’re here to help your child to enjoy and master maths, whether that be in school or at home. All of our ‘home learning’ lessons for early years through to Year 9 are available now. Lessons for Years 10 and 11 are being added as they are due to be taught in our schemes of learning.</p>

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